
You made it. You're here reading these words in 2026! Well done, old bean.
As is traditional, it's been a quiet week in the world of video games as most industry people take some time off over the holidays. Although not Eric Barone, it seems, as Stardew Valley: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition slipped onto North American eShops on Christmas Day. There were a few snags, unfortunately, and it isn't on European eShops at the time of writing, but Barone promises that fixes are coming.
Elsewhere, Hamster marked its 500th Arcade Archives release by dropping Space Invaders on 25th, too. Ratings popped up for a new Konami game and Splatoon 3 on Switch 2. And as 2025 ended, Doug Bowser passed the NOA president's torch to Devon Pritchard, and we bid a fond farewell to our friend Felix-from-Nintendo-Life.













